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The 1952 Winter Olympics open in Helsinki, Finland. The first triple jump in figure skating history was performed by Dick Button. He is a former American figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst.
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Rosa Parks, an African American, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, which prompted the bus boycott that would last for 381 days, that lead to the desegregation of buses. More information can be found here: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
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The presidential election between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson III gains a similar outcome, with Dwight D. Eisenhower winning the election 457 to 73. Allowing him to serve his second term. More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1952
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President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, campaign for his second term. Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President after he death of John F. Kennedy. More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
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My mother is born
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, King was criticized the last year of his life for not getting civil rights fo african americans, by doing whatever it takes.
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My uncle shannon was born, and my grandma got her GED.
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The United States Supreme Court upholds the right of the New York Times and the Washington Post to publish classified Pentagon papers about the Vietnam War. More information can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/04/13/reviews/papers-final.html
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The first of three articles of impeachment against President Richard M. Nixon takes place, the votes were 27-11 says that Nixon had been part of the Watergate affair. He is accused of being apart of the Watergate scandal, which he was a part of, he tried covering it up. More information can be found here: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/johnson/rnimparticles.htm
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Jimmy Carter beats Gerald Ford in a close election. Carter won 297 to 240 against Ford. Carter was known for being president during a time of high inflation. More information can be found here: https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/nov-2-1976-carter-defeats-ford-in-presidential-election/
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Graduates from UWM with social work degree.
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Marries my Grandpa Tim.
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The Iran Hostage Crisis begins when sixty-three Americans are taken at the American embassy in Tehran who demand that the former Shah returns to Iran to stand trial. More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
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The Challenger Space Shuttle blows up after liftoff, killing seven people, including a school teacher and astronauts. Even after this tragic event More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
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MY mother gets married to my father.
